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FRENCH PAPERS. ( From the Journal des Debuts of Tuesdoy, Jam ) Aunseuu GU, DEC. 29.--( Extract of a Private Letter.)—The Emperor Alexander had, twice before he died, to write a letter with his own baud to his brother, the Grand Duke CUSlStith• tine, containing various exphuations respecting his last , will. It i.:said that this is the letter whith the Grand Duke :1/idled has taken in persOn to St. Pett.rtburgh, to deliver it to the Empress Mother, as well as a letter from Con. stentine himself.—We are extremely impatient for the publication of the contents of these letters. The journey to the Crimea made the Emperor Alexander acquainted with the little reel pro gress that has been made by the new Colonies, and the other establishments formed by his or. ders. The vexation which this circumstance -,caused hint, and his ex treme 'activity in investi 'gating the obstacles to the civilisation of the Critnea, had placed the Emperor in u state of mind which contributed to aid the progress of his disorder. 'il a funds have experienced great fluctuation at Frankfort end Vienna. It was said that Prince Metternich was extremely uneasy at re ceivitig 110 coMmunication from the new Empe ror Constantine ; that the Prince was gone to liessarabla to inspect the army of the south, and that that army had intreated him to march to the aid, of the Greeks ; a measure to which he is supposed to be well inclined. These apprehen sions have been in some measure allayed by the news which has been circulated with a sort of emphasis, that Constuntine had written to the Emperor of Austria, " That he would follow in ,every respect the last will of Alexander 1." But these vague assurances, which, at the beginning of a reign would he only mere forms of etiquette, have not even been given. Since the news of the abdication of this Prince was circulated, it is vice(' whether he has not reserved for himself, or for the Grand D u k e Mi c h ael, the throne of Poland. All is uncertainty and agitation. (From the Qaoadiemse.) PARIS, JAN. 2.-I'6 news of the death of the Emperor Alexander having reached the head quarters of the Russian army of the west, at Mohilow, the Count of Osten Sackers, General. in -Chief, caused all the corps of the army to tuke the oath of -fidelity to the Emperor Con •ltantine. A striking ceremony took place this morning in the Christian Greek Church, In the Rue des Dinettes. Count Pozzo di Borgo assembled the subjects of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, belonging to hid legation, and received their oath of fidelity to the Emperor Constantine. (J rom the Courier Fraucah.) PAOls, JAN. 3.—A report has been spread that the object of the Grand Duke Michael's mission to St. Petersburg!' is to make the follow. 'big proposals :—That Constantine shall renounce the throne of Russia, on condition that he shall remain King of Poland, which kingdom shall be entr. independent, and that the provinces sepa. taied from it under the reign of Catherine 11., sii:111 be reunited with it ; that a Principality shall be formed of the Crimea, end the establish metals on the Black Sea to be given to the Grand Duke Michael, This would be a kind of di.... membering of Russia, to which, indeed, so vast en empire has a natural tendency. (From the Conetitirtionnel.) PAnts, J. 3.--Wa are informed that the process instituted against M. ‘Vurtz, Vicar of Saint Nozier, will be immediately tried by the Correctional Tributtal of Lyons. We are further informed, that the accused, far from attempting to exculpate himself, has confessed in a written document, signed by himself, " that he had the intention of attacking the liberties of the Galli van Church, in the sense understood of these perties, by the f.ur propositions of the Assembly of 1682." IW. Wurtz is thus prosecuted as pro. vokinolisobedienre to the laws of the State. Mental, DEC. is said that the Arch. bishops of Toledo and Valencia, and the Bishops of Murcia and Palenci a , are to form part o f t h e stew Council o f S tate, as well as some other Pre. fates, known for the exalted nature of their opi. lions and their entire devotion to the Court of Rome. Count d'Ofalia, and all who, like him, tend toward, moderation, are to be turned out, that their influence may not render the wishes of the other party [memory. FRIotcH VoYAos of DiscovertY.—The Paris Academy of Sciences, in its sitting on Monday, received a letter from the Minister of the Ma. vino, announcing that the corvette !'Astrolabe, Captain Dumont do Durville, was about to sail on a voyage of discovery, and requesting the Academy to' appoint a Commission to prepare such instructions as might he judged expedient. The object of this expedition is to explore certain pat ts of tha globe s which are not yet sufficiently oil known; and particularly the coasts of New Guinea and those of New Zealand. A cr4ornission,vonskting of Messrs. Cuvier, A rago, Delaplace, Desfonains, Dulong, and Aubrone Rosily!, waft appointed in consequence.—(G u li p nerd's lifeuenger.) 1 INFANTIctng.----Yesterilay artormnon en I n . ,quest was held at the Rodney's Head, public.house i Lime. .hettae, on the body of a new horn male infant, which W4ti supposed to have been intirderial by Its mother. It appear ad that on Friday Lot, a young woman named Kitty Dillon vent into the service of a Mr. Thompson, of Sai n t Anne street, Limehouse. On Sunday morning- she was unable to get up at the usual hour to perform her household wwk, and she sent down a little boy who slept in the woe room, to inform Mr. Thompson that she was very bad with a stitch in her side. As she continued-very unwell in the course of that day, she loft the house to return home. On Tuesday the child was found in the water-closet. One of Mr. , Thompson's children, widalept in the same room with the ser vant, said, that, on Saturday night or Sunday morning, she heard Kitty Dillon groan very much, and said once or twice the Lord relieve me I" In a few minutes afterwards he heard the cries of an infant,proceeti from her bed. It also ap peared, that on die morning when the child was found, Kitty )illon's mother came to Mr. Thompson' s h ouse , and apolo livil fur the unpleasant bittiation in which h er d aug h ter h ad eft the bed, and which, she said, was occasioned by a violent temterrhage to which he daughter was subject, on account of a , sealant lout she had received. Alr. Thompson said that hie •VP rt.l was lammed of this circuitiStance before, and it had in &seed him not to notice the state of the bed. The Surgeons wholrsd examined the body were unable to state whether the child was born alive. To give time for further inquiry, the in wit was adjourned. PARLIAMENT. Yeeterdtty both Houses of Parliament re-apettiblal, the period of prorogation having expired. Soon after two o'clock Lords ST. HELENS, MONTItOSK, and STOWICLL, entered the House of Peers. The Duke of 3lontrose (the Lord Chamberlain) acted for the Lord Chancellor, who was absent on amount of continued in disposition. The Duke of Montrose took his seat on the Wool sack in front of the Throne. On hi 4 right hand appeared Lord St. Helen's, and on his left .Lord Stowell (the Lord Chan cellor's brother). . ' The Duke of MowT no SE then directed the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod (Mr. Quarne), to summon the attandance of the Commons in the House of Peers to hear his Majesty's Commission read. Mr. Ley, the third Clerk of the table at the Commons, ac companied by the Yeoman Usher, and several Clerks and Offi- cers of the Commons, attended at their Lordships' liar. There Was not one Member of the House of Con:mons present. Mr. Currie, the Clerk at their Lordships' table, then read his Majesty's Commission; appointing the Commissioners to act in the King's name, and on his behalf, &c. After which The Duke.of 'l l lo2ernosic addressed the Parliament to the following effect:— " My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons, " By virtue of his Alajesty's Commission under the Great Seal, to us and other Lords directed, and now just read, we do, acting in his Majesty's name, and in obedience to his Majesty's command, prorgue this Parliament to Tuesday, the :Id of Fe bruary next, to be then here holden. And this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the 2d of February next." The Commons' Officers and Representatives, and the Lords Commissioners then severally retired, as did the several " stran. gers" collected within the outer bar to view the ceremony of proroguing Parliament by Commission, and the splendid throne, which is always uncurtained when the King is supposed to be present. [Owing to the vast alteratioas going forward in front of the Houses of Parliament, Macadamizing Palace yard, &c. front. ing Henry the Seventh's Chapel, fencing, ridges of stone being broken, hillocks of rubbish, &c. had blocked up the approaches to the House of Peers, so that even a carriage could not ap proaches to the doors on Monday and Tuesday. By yesterday noon there was obliged to be a temporary and partial clearance to enable the Lords Commissioners' carriages to get near to the House.] t PosT.OFPICE REGULATIONS AT LIVERPOOL The following letter has been received by the Mayor of Liverpool fromil Mr. IIUSXIa3ON, rela tive to the memorial of some of the merchants of that town, that the letters !night not be delivered from the Post-office till the morning after their arrival : Eastham, Jan, 1, IBM. Dear Sir-1 have the honour to transmit te you a copy of an answer, which the Secretary of the Post-office, by direction of the Pcamatter.General, has made to my letter, recommending to hiS Lordship's favourable consideration. the memorial which you forwarded tome respecting the delivery of letters an the arrival of the London mail in the evening at Liverpool. I apprehend the late crisis in the money market may have rendered that early delivery a matter of more importance to the merchants and bankers than it is likely to be in ordinary time. This is a convenience which must be weighed apinst the inconveni. once stated - in - the memorial; but I further apprehend that the observation at the doie of Mr. Freeling's letter it decisive on this subject, as I cannot but concur with than, that the mail arriving within, those hours at which letters are delivered at other places, and which are cons ide re d hours of Post.oflice business, the Postmaster -General would not be justified in withholding them front delivery - till the next morning. I remain, dear Sir, yours, - very faithfully, %I'M. HUSKISsO N. To the Mayo r o f Li verpool, &c. &c. Copy of* Letter dated General Post-office, 30th Dec. 1823'. My Dear Sir—Having laid before my Lord the Postmaster- General the letter addressed to you by the Mayor of Liverpool, with a memorial from certain of the inhabitants of that place, praying his Lordship to reconsider the recent arrangement for the delivery at' letters on the evening of their arrival, and to issue an order that letters by the mail front London ,hould not on any account be given out of the office until the following morning, I ant commanded to inform you, shat the acceleration of the mail coach to Liverpool affords to the correspondence of that place tile virtual gain of a day in cases of emergency. That having afforded tile same advantages to Leeds, Machester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, &c. which had been thankfully received, it was his Lordship's duty to extend it to Liverpool, and that his Lordship is of opi. nion he could not be justified in retaining letters for so many hours after th e i r arr i va l at Liverpool, and in declining to deli ver them to any persons who might apply within these hours tor the delivery of letters from the post-office. I havw the honour to be, my dear sir, To the Right H on . W . Huskiss Your faithul, &c. on. F. FR.EELING. ANGLO-MEXICAN MINING' ASSOCIATION. THE DIRECTORS of the ASSOCIATION -a- for ASSISTING in 'WORKING the MINES in M EXICO, and other parts of SPANISH AMERICA, having, under the powers vested in them by the DEED, made a CALI. of FIVE POUNDS on each of the ' lARES of the AS SOCIATION, forminf the Eighth In Iment, the Pro prietors.are requested to pay the same on the tunottnt of their respective Shares to Messrs. BARCLAY, TRITTON, BE VA N, and .Co. Lombard-street, on or before the 9th day of January next. JOSEPH LOWE, Secretary. 7, St. Helen's-place, Dec. :A, 1825. ST. JUAN DE ULLOA. VEIIA Cnuz, Nov. 19.—1 am very happy to Inform you, that the Castle of St. Juan de Unita has surrendered to the Mexicans. On the 17th the articles of the capitulation were agreed dpon, and yesterday the ratifications were exchanged. This day, at twelve o'clock, the remnant of the garrison (1213 men)are to be embarked for the Havanna)), the sick (200 men) are to come on shore, and the Mexican flag is to be hoisted on the Castle. The articles of the capitulation arc very simple..... viz. the Castle with its appurtenances is to be surrendered by the Spaniards; the, garrison to retain its arms and private pro. perty, and to be transported to the Havanna!) at the expense of Mexico; all private property to be given up to its owners on paying the customary duties. Nov. 20. 1 have just seen the surgeon who was sent last night to the Castle ; he assures me that of the garrison not more than 40 men remained tit for duty, 1150 were buried since the month of August, and about 12th remain here to be cured.. This day, about noon, the American schooner arrived from the Ilavannalt i and in spite of the fi r i ng f rom t h e batteries, ran up boldly under the guns of the Castle, where she was taken pos. session of by our men of war's boats, anti the crew and super cargo brought on shore. The latter turns out to be an Officer of the Spanish frigate Mona, bringing dispatcher; to General Coppinger, in which he is told that lie must not expect any re e lief until reinforcements arrive from Spain. lIAVANNAU, 14.*C. O.—Yesterday arrived here the Mexican brig of war Victoria, as a flag of truce, having an board the late Governor of the Castle of St. Juan de ITlloa, who has capitulated at last to the Mexicans, being its want of every thing, and the troops at the last extremity of sickness. TUE PRESIbENT OP TUE UNITE!) MEXICAN STATES 'rt) HIS FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN'. " Fellow-Countrymen —The flag of the Republic floats on the Castle of Unct. I announce to you with indescribable pleasure, that at t h e en d of 304 years, the stand ar d s of Castile have disappeared front our shores. " It was my first care, on succeeding to the seat of power by your free election, to declare with an absolute confident founded on your valour, that the obstinate Iberian would ref duce his dominions within their ancient limits ; The day o so much glory and so much happiness for our country has now arrived, " Mexicens—By the path of blood, traced in the town of' Dolores, you marched to obtain is decisive triumph. It has cost you the life of your heroes, the sacrifice of innumerable victims, the ruin and the conflagration of your homes. Des. potism has been extinguished in a sea of blood and tears ! Vera Cruz, the illustrious Vera Cruz, supporting{ the na tional cause, has brought' this glorious work to a conclusion.._ There a handful of brave men, struggling with the climate, and with death in all its aspects, has triumphed on 'the ashes of that heroic city. A page of sorrow and of horror will eternally preserve the memory of the invincible people who braved by their own force, and deprived of all the resources of war, the extremities which the hopes of tyranny had dared to threaten. Vera Cruz has acquired an immortal renown, which will ex tend its glory to the remotest corners of the earth. It deserves the notional gratitude. I have been a witness of its unlimited suffering*: the highest authorities of the nation are acquainted with it. Vera Cruz may hope for every thing from their jus tice and esteem. " Fellow-countrymen— The providence of the Eternal hes produced an order of things entirely now. All wounds are closed—all distrust and jealousy have disappeared. Wherever we direct our eyes, we see only brothers and friends. All opi- Mons, all sects, all parties group themselves around the national flag; ungrounded tears and hopeless sedition will never return to disturb the repose of the great family. Passions have died ; union founds its rights on common interests, on generous prin. ciples, and on yo u r no bl e di spos i tions. Unhappy will be h e who would sow disco r d— more un h appy still wou ld be he who would break your fraternal bonds: the country will avenge its wrongs. " My friends, the past belongs to the domain of history; to you it belongs to secure a futurity of happiness And prosperity. Time is short; and Mexico, by your hands, will . be rattled to the summit of its destinies. 11110 does not now begin to see the endless progression of our power, .of our trade, and our felicity ? " Mexico, presenting one aspect to Europe, and another to Asia, offers the riches of her virgin bosom for the recipieteal commerce, relations, anti utility of mankind. Mexico, rising from the degradation of slavery with the majesty of free mt. dons, ancient and modern, displays u sublime and august cha. Teeter, which policy has subjected to its calculation s , and ea. eig binets to their views. The Spanish Colossus, pressed by its own wht, has fallen ; great nations ha ve ar i sen from its ruins —Mexico raises. its head ; the feeling of its dignity occu pies the w or ld. Thi s , f e ll ow - c i t i zens, i s the work of your hands. " My friends, in communicating to you this intelligence of unspeakable importance, I furnish to the nation an account of my cares and my exertions. Now that the issue corresponds to my wishes, I feel it pride in what I have done ; and I may be permitted to congratulate myself' that the year 1025 ap proaches a termination as happy and prosperous us its com mencement:. Still, th e Det i on may yet gather laurels in a wide field, if the Cabinet*of Europe conform to the light of the age, and accommodete their policy to interests so solemnly sanc tioned on this continent. We shall cultivate the free relations of peace an.l friendship with all the world. This great re public will be not less esteemed and applauded for the richness of its soil, than for the equity.-and benevolence of the citizens who compose it. Mexicans an epoch approaches of bound less felicity. " Glory, fellow-citizens, to the brave General who has ter minated the labour of four years by the conquest of this hostile fortress. Glory and honour to the brave Who there have pur. chased this day of national joy with their fatigues, their blood, and their heroic sufferings. A grateful country, duly estimating their services, will know how to reward them. " Fellow-citizene ! Long live the Mexi ca n Republic ! (Signed) " OFADALUPE VICTORIA. " Mexico, Nov. 23, 1025.1 TWELFTILDA V. , Twelfth-day, or flip Epiphany, itt Said to have been instituted in honour of the Magi, or Three Kings. The name Twelfth-Day originates in a law of Alfred the Great, made with relation to helydayn, and by virtue of which the twelve days after the nativity of dot Sovioun were made fesr tivals--'-this was the twelfth, or last of them. The word Rpiphany signifies m an if estat i on, f rom our LORD having been made manifest on that day to the Gentiles. The custom of choosing king and queen has reference to the three Kings alluded to, and has thence been called by the French, La F e t e d e R e i s. However, a king was elected by beans (the ancient fashion of choosing that personage on Twelfth-day) in ttee Roman Saturnalia, and hence came our king and queen on this day; but the custom of the king making a speech is now lost. The cake was full of' plums, with a bean in it for the king, and a pea for the queen, so as to de termine them by the slices. Sometimes a penny was put in the cake; and the person who obtained it, becoming king (ac cording to the ceremonies observed in the Catholic times), cross ed all the beams and rafters of the house against devils. A chafing dish, with burning frankincense, was also lit, and the odour snuffed up by the whole family, to keep off diseases for the year. This frankincense alluded to the gift of the second King to our Saviour, whose name is said to have been Jasper. The other two Kinee ;lathier and Balthazzar, offered gold • and myrrh. The burning of frankincense Was succeeded by the master and mistress going round the house with the pan, a taper, and a loaf, against 'witchcraft. They predicted from these days the weather for the whole year, ancribing to each of the twelve days a month. The 'youth, Brest in their best apparel, and accimpanied by pipers, paraded the streets and sung at every door; and at night the girls and boys carried about their was sill bowls, with cakes, cheese, and other good cheer, .and were rewarded by the passengers who partook, with money. In some countries twelve fires of straw are made in the fields to burn the oldwitch. They sing, drink, and dance around them. On the same day in Ireland, they set up a sieve of oats, enl in it a dozen candies, and in the centre one larger, all lighted, fer our Saviour and the Twelve Apostles. After the fires are lit, the attendants, headed -by the , master of the family, pledge the company in old cider. A circle is formed round the fire, and a general shout is made. They then return home, a sup per is prepared, an d a ca k e provided with a hole in the inh!dle. After supper this cake is put on the horn of the first ox in the stall. 11e is tickled to make him toss his head, and as he throws it before or behind, it become the perquisite of the bailiff or female servant. An invocation, , , wishing a good crop, is made to the ox. They return to the house, the doors of which they find locked, until some joytfil songs are sung. This custom, a rude draught of one of the ancient Perim Sementivcei appears to have b een made up out of the Druidical Beltine, and the Roman Palilia anti Cere alia. The old witch, as the representative of Samp a n, or Bel tab, the Druidical god of death, and the fires, appear to have been derived from the two former. The hallooing, dancing, and singing, occur in the Comfits, and the cake seems a sub stitute for the garland on the ox's head In the Perks Sementivre. The ceremonies anciently observed by royalty on this day are described as splendid and imposing. "As for the day," nap the Book of Ceremonies and Services at Court l2th in the reign of Henry the;Seventh, "the Kinge must go crownid, and in his robes rialle, kirtille eyrcot, and his furred hood about his neck°, and his Mentelle with a long,: travne, and his lases (cutl er ) before him, anti his armyllis upon his armes of gold set full of rich ,loner; and no temporalle man to 'touche it hyt the Kinge himselfe : and the figure for the body mune bringe it to the Kinge in a faire kerchief, and the Kinge must put them on himmelve; and he musts have hys septur in his right hand, the 6all with the crows in his lefts hand, and the croyene upon bye bade; and he must offre that day gold, myrre, and eras (frankincense)," He was to go on the same day to mattes,, with the cap of estate on his head, instead of the crown .• and in the like mentor to evensong, and having on his kirtle and aurcoat. and hie hood laid upon his shoulders, his tippet and bond being clasped together before his breast with a great ouche add a rich (jewel). The voyde, or entertainment at night, was to be in the hall, " an d as f or the wassaile, the steward, the tre zourer, anti the controllere, Khali coin for it with staves in their hantlee; the King's sewer and the quene's havinge faire towelles about th e i r nec k s an d di sches in their betide, Riche as the Kinge an d th e Q uene shall eat of."--The ushers were then to come Into the chamber with the pile of cups, the King's cups and the Queen's, with the butlere and wine to the cupboard. A squire of the body was to bear the Kin's cup. The Chapel e. the Choir of) was to stand on the sale of the hall, and ,when the steward came lu at the hall door with the wassail, he was to cry trice-..." wassaile," anti then anon was " the chapelle to answere it with a good songs," &c. This sort of ceremonial frequently _took place at Weetminster Hall, when the King kept his Christmas in town. The custom of offering gold, frankincense, and myrrh on the morning of twelfth day here described, is still kept up by the King, or was until iat e ly al we find in the •" Gentleman's ;panic" for January oy ITO, the following mention of It : " At the Chapel Ral, St. James's, on Twelfth Day, the King end the Prince made the offering at the altar, of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, according to custom." The other parts of the stately ceremonial mentioned have been lung used. Bourne, in his " Popular Antiquities," tells us that " Christmas, with some, ends with the twelve days, but with the generality of t h e vu l gar not t i ll Candlemas; " and Dugdale, speaking of Orders for Government—Gray's Inne," cites an order of 4 Car. I. that all playing at dice, cards, or otherwise, in the hall, buttry, or butler's chamber, should be thenceforth barred and Imbidden at all times of the year, Me twenty days in CAris imas titie d only ex cepted." A "volume of Poems quote d b y AIL Ellis, in " Sporting in a pleasant Grove of new Francies" ( 1 07), Make St. Distuirs day, or the Day succeed.. ing Twelfth "Day, th e term i nat i on o f t h e h olydays—. 1 an l Y worke and partly play, You must on St. Distutrs day:.... Give St. Distuff all the right ; Then bid Christmas.sport I,:tiod night. And next morrow, every one To his own. vocation." A letter from Barbadoes states that his Ma, jesty's cutter. Vigilant had arrived at that Island, n her way t o M ex i co , w i t h M r. TYLLCOTX °curd.on PRICE OF STOCKS THIS Rtnit .Stuck . 3 per Cent. Heil BliZ ) 3 per rent. Cons. 3. per Cent. Ditto Bed WI 90 i 4 per Cent. New Bank Long Ann. 20 1-16 3-16 4 India :Stock Ditto Bond., 2O pm. South Sou Stock PRICES or FOREIGN I , ituarritt» Bils, 6 per cent.— Brazilian Bils 1825 ......... 14 13 din. Buenos Ayres 13Els Chilian, Bds, 6 per cent Colombian !Ids Do. do. 1824 ... 67 6a 6 sii Danish, 6 per cent. Do. 1025 &reek lids Do. 1825 Ouatinia Mexican 1Ida Do. 1823 71 70 611 ii DAY AT ONE O'CLOck. Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills 10001. 1 id. 7 6 5 pm. Ditto 5001. lid. Ditto Smell 10. Ditto Advertised Bank for Acct. India for Acct. COD& for Acct. [MDS AT ONE O ' CLOCK Mexican Scrip Neapolitan, 5 per cent. Neapolitan do. 1024 Peruvian Bonds Do. Scrip Portuguese Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto New Russian, New, 5 per ct. 81i 2 Spanish 1821, 5 per ct. pi 12 1823 French Rentes, 5 p. c —f. —c. -- Exchange 3 p. c. --- Exchange 23f. 10c. I'HICES OF SHAKES AT ONE O'CLOCK. . Anglo-M Per Sh exican Alining Co m p any are 45 Brazilian Mining Company .. lO Padco Peruvian Mini ng C ompany 4 Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Mining Association gi United Mexic a n Mi n i ng Company Ditto New • 22y 23 21 Alliance Fire and Life Assurance Company Ditto, Marine Department 5 Liverpool and Man c h ester R a il way Company Provincial Bank of Ireland . 7i FOIIEIOII 1%1 T F,S. Guernsey and Jersey Holland . Flanders • France Malta - America . Jamaica . • .IRDlvrm. Dili. ‘VATFiIt AT LONDON BRIDOE TO-MORROW Morning, 9 minutes after 1:1 Evening, 39 minutes after 1. THE 8 LIN. SOLI IM QUIS nrcEn E FALSUM AUDILIT LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1826. According to statements hamlet] about this morning in the City, the deficiency in the Quarter's Revenue amounts to the formidable sum of 1 ,948,6371. Gs. id. From this, however, must be deducted nearly half a million, which will be paid, into the Exchequer to-day, on account of the Duties on Spirits. Assuming such state ment to approach the truth, there will have being a falling off of nearly one million and a half on the Revenue of the Quarter, as compared with the preceding. correspondent Quarter. Whether the Revenue has been less productive generally, or only in particular branches, a deficit so enor mous, Hill doubtless tend to disarrange the financial operation 4 meditated by the CnAsick.r.- Lott of the EXCHEQUtitt. Letters from Hatavia,iecaived this day, contain deplorable accounts from Java, and represen the whole island in a state of insurrection against the Dutch Government. The Dutch force has been considerably reduced, by the expedition lately sent to Macassar, and the natives at Semarang took advantsge of this circumstance, and rose in open rebellion against all Europeans. The number of insurgents is daily augment. ing, and the force sent against them in the first instance has been repulsed with loss, and some English residents killed. These successes of the natives against the Dutch Authorities are calculated to make a deep impression on the minds of the inLabitants of other parts of the East Indies, and, we think, must at least stimulate the Burmese, by affording a practical illustration that European armies are not absolut e l y i nv i ncible. The East India Company and p Government ri tish cannot then long be quiet spectators of these proceedings, and yet the conduct they should follow in this emergency is one involved in doubt, and so critical is their situation, that the least mistake draws disastrous consequences in its train. This, is the more provoking, when we consider that the mild of th e B r i t i s h G overnment) i a v il l: l ils jus tj polic y avwas subjected to it s ru l e, ob tained for it the good-will an d f avour of the inhabitants. From this fact it i s reasonable to suppose that oppressio n an d m i sg overnment excited these, otherwise, contented people to rebellion against their Governors. How, then, can England stand forth the supporter of op pression by aiding the Dutch to suppres the insurrection, or on the other side, how can she remain is quietude whilst her eastern dominions seem threatened by thy successes of the Ja. ranese. The following is au extract from the letter which has given rise to these remarks:— BATAVIA, SEPT. 15, 11125. The Javanese are in a general state of insurrection, panic*. larly in the Semarang and middle districts, where several thousand natives were assem bl e d i n arms,. and received no c h ec k e from the Dutch Government, in consequence of the great re duction of. their sloops, such 'large requitirions having beau Made for their. Alaccassar expedition. The number of in surgents are daily increasing, and assuming a more menacing aspect. An expedition has gone out against them from Same. rang, and been repulsed with loss, and some English residents have been killed. A general panic exists at Bat a via, Samarang, and Sourabaya. Every European resident has been ordered out on military duty for the protection of their respective settle ment all intercourse with the interior has been cut off; the general opinion is, that without a timely supply of troops within ten months, that the European population will be driven into the ocean. At Padang the Malays were rising in all directions, and the military quite insufficient to repress them ; here or the inhabitants have been put in requisition fur the protection of the city. We have received the Paris Papers of Wed' nesday evening, and the only interesting article they contain is the annexed account of the renew• ciation by CONSTANTINE of the Russian Cron! , in favour of his Brother NICKOLAS. It now appears certain that CoNSTANTINE had been deposed by ALEXANDER, at the instigation of the Empress mother, in consequence of his tnar- Huge with the daughter of a Polish Gentleman, and that the Act of Renunciation was deposited with the Senate, sealed, and directed not to be opened until ALEXANDER'S death. The Grand Duke NICHOLAS has, on his part, declined to take advantage of this writing, and we think it not improbable that CONSTANTINS will ascend the throne, and become Emperor of all the Rassias, notwithstanding the Empress Mother, who will, no doubt, be brought to cor• sent to that which appears to be the is ishes of the whole Royal Family. ST. PETERSBURGEr, DEC. 17. ( The Grand Duke Illidtael arrived this night from Warsaw• and thus destroys all the rumours relative to the departure of the Grand Duke Constantine for Taganrog. At the time of the marriage of the Grand Duke Constantine with the daughter of a simple Polish gentleman, the Empress mother, who was opposed to this marriage, called upon the Em" peror to compel Constantine if he contracted this marriage to 0- nounce his right to the Throne in favour of the Grand Duke Nicholas. The Act was . signed by Constantine, " 1 three sealed Copies were deposited, one with the Scants one with the Synod, and one with the Council of the Empire, and directed not to be opened until the death of the Emperor Alexander. As soon as this event was known, the letters were opened ; but, out of respect for the hereditary rights of his elder .brother, the Grand Duke Nicholas instantly renounced all benefit of the act in question, and took the oath of allegiance to the new Emperor. But Constantine, faithful to the settlement to which he had consented, did. not leave Warsaw, and was fully di,- posed to recognise the Emperor Nicholas the first. lie awaited the orders of Nicholas, and would not quit War saw until the arrival of the Couriers with news of the allegiance of the Royal Family to him. This amicable contest thus terminated ; the new Emperor is now mom' tarily expected. The arrival of the Emperor has so' pended the general mourning, which will continue a year, and during that time there will be no balls nor plays, nor meeting.: at St. Petersburgh. PARIS, JAX• 4• The installation of the Council of Health of the Departmen of the Mouths of the Rhone took place on the 20th of the WO month, with due solemnity. PLUNGE'. METTERNICH. —IV 14011 we stated h' our Dover letter the arrival of this Prince at that port, we distinctly announced that it was not the celebrated Statesman himself, but his son. 116 Morning Paper seems, however, to have supPo" ed that it was the latter who had visited this country. Similar deductions indeed, may be made from such a visit from either,at such a season as the present, and immediately following the demi'l° of the Etnperor..,of RUSSIA. It would be fib' surd to consider it as a visit of pleasure, ana it may, therefore, be deemed a State-eveilt , even as much as if the father himself had arrived. There can be no doubt, as has been naturally observed by all our diurnal Pat.. ticians, that the death of t e Eatezeoa must mate a great and important change in Europe and probably lead to events of great importance. Yet it may fairly be inferred that matters cap hardly be supposed to be sufficiently ripe, at all of the Continental Courts, to render it tiecesseri to haves communication with the British Govern.- merit so soon after the unexpected event, and befae the Potentates and Statesmen can have recovered from the surprise and agitation which it owlt doubtless have occasioned. Time however importanthowever, will soon develope th e mystery, and pro matter for inquiry, speculation, conjecture, tied prophecy. Yesterday at th ree ,--„-__ CIL was h e ld b y summons at the Foreign Of fi ce, street, in Do wn i ng • o'clock, a CABINET COUN't w hich was attend e d by the Earl of Li verpool, the Chancellor of the Exchi• quer, Mr. Peel, Mr. Canning, Viscouut Melville, and Lord Bexley, The Lord Chancellor was prevented from attending the Council by a severe attack of the gout in his knees, of which Isis Lordship was a little better yesterday. The, deliberations of t h e Council continued till hail past four o'cl oc k. The Attorney and Solicitor General were in attendance during the &atm: rations of the Cabinet Council. The .13arl et Liverpool came to town yesterday morning from his seat at Combe Wood, and returned there is his chariot and four, after the b rea ki ng u p of th e Cabinet C ounc il. The Chancellor of the Exch.' quer came to town for the same purpose from Beckenham, as did Lord Bexley from Footscrsl bk,